It is well known that the God of the bible wants a contrite heart, not sacrifice. We read, for instance, God says in Hosea: “I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.” (Hosea 6:6). Jesus reiterates this. He says: “Go and learn what this means:: ‘I desire mercy … Atonement: The Insight Of Edouard Tahmizian 

Last time I blogged about my second time interviewing Richard Carrier, and I’d like to reflect on that a little because a friend wanted to know what it was like. Carrier is a proponent of the Christ Myth Theory, the idea that Jesus was originally not thought to have existed on earth, but lived and … The Christ Myth Theory in Question (Part 4): My Second Richard Carrier Interview

Ed and I interviewed Carrier today. I think he did well on the question of the Nazareth Inscription, but not how missing body apotheosis tropes are problematic for his theory of a resurrected body that left behind the old body. This certainly fits with Paul saying Jesus was buried and raised. I thought he did … The Christ Myth Theory In Question (Part 3)

Carrier’s cosmic sperm bank hypothesis to deal with Paul’s claim that Jesus was made from the sperm of David, usually just meaning that he came from David’s bloodline (the old testament talks about God forming people in the womb).  How would Paul’s readers have been able to understand Paul’s claim in a mythicist way?  Carrier … The Christ Myth Theory In Question (Part 2)

The James the Brother of the Lord passage in Paul has long been the bane of mythicists, because if Paul met Jesus’s brother, then Jesus existed. At 9:00 PT prof Kipp Davis will be responding to Godless Engineer’s mythicist thoughts on the passage. Check it out:

Richard Dawkins shared this interesting talk by Dr. Colin Wright, which is important for such issues as biological males participating in women’s sports.

The rapid, unprecedented growth of the “nones” continues apace. The nonreligious are now larger than any single religious group in America, and they’ve become the majority in several states. See Article Here

I think mythicism misses the mark because it is so focused on what Jesus is supposed to have done as the ultimate blood magic death, it ignores what we did to Jesus.  The form of the gospels have caused some confusion because information about Jesus is attained by mining scripture.  However, this is what the … The Christ Myth Theory In Question